13
Radio Alignment
Procedures 5
Introduction
to This Section
This section describes both receiver and transmitter radio alignment
procedures.
General An IBM personal computer (PC) and radio service software (RSS) are required
to align the radio. Refer to the applicable RSS manual for installation and setup
procedures for the software. To perform the alignment procedures, the radio
must be connected to the PC, radio interface box (RIB), and a universal test set
as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Radio Alignment Test Setup
All service and tuning procedures are performed from the SERVICE menu,
which is selected by pressing
B
from the MAIN MENU. Figure 2 illustrates
how the RSS alignment SERVICE screens are organized.
BNC
RIB
RLN-4008B
RIB POWER SUPPLY
01-80357A57 (120V)
COMPUTER INTERFACE
CABLE
30-80369B71
30-80369B72 (IBM "AT" ONLY)
DATA
BUSY
GND
COMPUTER
AUDIO GENERATOR
SINAD METER
AC VOLTMETER
TX
RX
30 dB PAD
30 dB PAD
RF GENERATOR
SYSTEM ANALYZER
OR COUNTER
WATTMETER
BATTERY
ELIMINATOR
RTL-4224A
TRANSMIT
RECEIVE
TEST SET
RTX-4005B
RADIO
PROGRAM/TEST CABLE
RKN-4046A
AUDIO IN
SET TO APPROX. 450mV FOR Tx
MEASURE 80mV FOR Tx
SMA-BNC
58-80348B33
REX-4424
RKN-4035D
RIB
RLN-4008B
RLN-1015A or
TEST SET
RLN-4460A or
RTX-4005B